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Species record and mistaken identifications: the case of bull sharks at Chumphon Pinnacle, Thailand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2009

Juerg M. Brunnschweiler
Juerg M. Brunnschweiler*
Affiliation:
ETH, Zurich, Raemistrasse 101, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: J.M. Brunnschweiler, ETH, Zurich, Raemistrasse 101, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland email: juerg.brunnschweiler@zool.uzh.ch
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Abstract

Sharks of the genus Carcharhinus encountered at Chumphon Pinnacle, Gulf of Thailand, have been misidentified by divers as grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos). Based on a set of characteristic diagnostic features, the sharks are identified as bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas).

Keywords

Gulf of ThailandCarcharhinus leucasbiogeographydistributionpigeye shark
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e94
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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